The true flies, including many familiar and economically important insects such as mosquitoes, black flies, midges, fruit flies, blow flies and house flies. Mosquitoes (11) 1. "Stealth" Flies On Birds: The Hippoboscids - Photographs and information about these flat insects that parasitze birds and mammals. 2. Brisbane Flies - Information and pictures of flies in Brisbane, Australia. 3. Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World - Comprehensive taxonomic information on 17311 taxa in the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea), including distribution data by country. 4. Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands - Information about the checklist by Paul Beuk, which can be ordered on CD-ROM. 5. Chironomidae and Water Beetles of Florida - Information on Chironomidae and water beetles, checklists for Florida, North and South Carolina; information on how to obtain identification manuals. 6. Diptera - Flies Are Cool - Photos and information on Diptera (true flies) and links to other entomological and parasitological sites. 7. Diptera Site - Detailed information about flies from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory. 8. Diptera.info - Deals with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists worldwide. Includes images and forums. 9. Dolichopodidae - All about Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) by Igor Grichanov. General information, catalogs, keys, fossils, bibliography, and links. 10. Fly Index - Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods. 11. Garden Safari: Introduction to Diptera - Photographs and information about flies and gnats in a garden in The Netherlands. 12. Information on Robberflies of Germany - Detailed information on the Asilidae of Germany, including distribution maps, flight period diagrams, histograms, and information on habitat requirements. In German and English. 13. iStudy Flies - Observations, how flies affected the course of history, and pictures. 14. Love Bugs on the Move - Information about Plecia nearctica, commonly called "love bugs", which emerge en mass and form large swarms. Site includes photos, video, poetry, and links. 15. Lovebug - Plecia nearctica - Detailed information about Plecia nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae), swarming flies that are a nuisance to motorists in the southern US. 16. Mydidae (Diptera: Asiloidea) - Detailed information, including morphology, life history, and phylogeny, with bibliography and links. 17. North American Dipterists Society - A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters "Fly Times" and "Tachinid Times", Tachinidae resources. 18. Robber Flies (Asilidae) - Detailed information and links. 19. Species List for Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cornwall - A list of hoverfly species recorded in Cornwall, UK. 20. Syrphidae of Europe - Images and keys for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of northwestern Europe. 21. The Fly in Your Eye - Full text of a book by Jim Heath telling the story of the war between bush flies and dung beetles in Australia. Includes cartoons, facts, and drawings. 22. The World of Syrphidae - Photos, range maps, and resources for the hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Europe. 23. Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Aphid Midge) - Cecidomyiid fly whose larvae are effective predators of aphids. Description, habitat, life cycle, photo, and other information. 24. Chronobiology in Drosophila m. - Research on circadian rhythms and information about Chronobiology and the endogenous clock in the model organism Drosophila. 25. Crane Fly Pests of the Pacific Northwest - Information on the occurrence, biology, damage, and management for these introduced pests of turf and many other plants. 26. Diptera - Characteristics, phylogeny, and images from the Tree of Life project. 27. Flies in the Home - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on flies found in the home, biology and control. 28. Springbrook Glow Worms Research Centre - Queensland. - Information about privately funded research into the genus Arachnocampa (Type species: Arachnocampa flava Harrison, 1966).

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